Illegal Migration Bill

My Lords, as the previous speaker has said, this Bill brings shame on our country. The UK was onc...

My Lords, this Bill fails to respect our international obligations and will therefore undermine t...

My Lords, despite support in the other place, the Bill has come under a good deal of criticism, b...

My Lords, I am minded to vote in favour of the amendment and to oppose Second Reading of this dis...

My Lords, it is a privilege to add my voice to this debate. I echo much of what has already been ...

My Lords, this debate has focused largely on legal issues. I do not doubt the importance of such ...

I did not say that.

The noble Lord did say that. He can check Hansard or his notes. If he wishes to tell me what he d...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord. What I said was that we need to manage the flow of those se...

The great difference between what the noble Lord actually said, which is that we should not even ...

My Lords—

The noble Lord has had his go. His original version at least had the merit of being breathtakingl...

My Lords, I will speak plainly. I believe the Bill to be a thoroughly reprehensible piece of legi...

The reason that some years ago I supported the Conservative-Liberal coalition was the pledge that...

My Lords, the only thing I really like about the Bill is the honesty of its title—it is indeed an...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate, and it is a great pleasure to follow...

My Lords, 87 people originally signed up to speak in this debate, and I was one of them. There ar...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, and not only b...

My Lords, on Saturday morning, I watched the Coronation. The ceremony affirmed that we are an inc...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Howarth of Newport. I will address the ...

My Lords, I declare a specific interest as a member and former chair of the Cambridge Woolf Insti...

My Lords, illegal small boats crossing the channel see desperate people putting their own lives, ...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Sugg, and I agree with a very great...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker. I will focus today...

My Lords, these are unprecedented times. Last year, we had more than 40,000 illegal immigrants ar...

My Lords, this is a Government of divide and rule. Although they have not had many successes over...

My Lords, I should perhaps declare an interest as someone who has experience of fleeing their hom...

My Lords, I suggest that the debate be now adjourned until 7 pm.